A South Korean woman walks past an advertisement for a lending interest rate at a bank in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 10, 2011. South Korea's central bank raised its key interest rate for the ... more

A South Korean woman walks past an advertisement for a lending interest rate at a bank in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 10, 2011. South Korea's central bank raised its key interest rate for the second time in three months Thursday as it steps up efforts to control inflation that has risen to its highest level in more than two years. The letters at the top read: "Cut down your lending interest rate, and cut it one more time!" less